Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012
736. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the effectiveness and use of money provided to high performance units who had athletes representing Ireland at this year's Olympic games; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44838/12]
View answerThe Irish Sports Council, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport, including the allocation of funding to National Governing Bodies of Sport and for the High Performance Programme.
I am informed by the Irish Sports Council that they are carrying out a full review of the performances at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Following the completion of a tender process, consultants have been appointed to undertake a full debrief of the Olympic programme with the National Governing Bodies. A similar process of debrief will be undertaken for the Paralympic Sports. Recommendations from the debriefs will be factored into the performance plans of each targeted sport for the next Olympic cycle, up to Rio de Janeiro in 2016. It is expected that the review process will be completed and presented to the Board of the Irish Sports Council in December.
